Captain Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar Gopinath (born 13 November 1951) [2][3] is an Indian entrepreneur, [4] the founder of Air Deccan, a retired Captain of the Indian Army, an author and a politician. [1][5][6] G. R . Gopinath net worth $5 Million, age is 74 years old as of 2025, born on 13 November 1951 in Shanthigrama, Karnataka. The book is the real story of Captain G.R. Gopinath . Hence, it can be said that real life Vir Mhatre or Vir Matre is GR Gopinath . G.R. Gopinath is the founder of Simplify Deccan. Captain G.R . Gopinath , the maverick soldier-turned-aviation entrepreneur, changed the face of Indian skies by founding Air Deccan, the country’s first low-cost carrier. In a no-holds-barred conversation with IA&D Editor Vijay Grover, the visionary recalls how a one-rupee ticket became the spark that lit up the dreams of millions and made air travel a middle-class reality., Industry, Times Now
